A Nurse vaccinates a person with the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, during a vaccination drive for the tour operators and hospitality sector.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]
The Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorisation of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May 10, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed with recommendations endorsing use in this age group after their advisory group meeting on May 12. The American Academy of Pediatrics also supports this decision.
Dr Debbie-Ann Shirley is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia specialising in pediatric infectious diseases. Here she addresses some of the concerns parents may have about their teen or preteen getting the Covid-19 vaccine.
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The FDA expanded emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 12-15 on May 10.
Expert in pediatric infectious diseases Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley addressed concerns parents may have.
She says the vaccine will work, it appears to be safe, and no severe reactions have been reported.
The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May 10, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed with recommendations endorsing use in this age group after their advisory group meeting on May 12. The American Academy of Pediatrics also supports this decision.
COVID Tally in India
India s daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the first time in nearly 26 days as only 2,81,386 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry s data on Monday. On April 22, the country achieved a grim milestone in its fight against the raging coronavirus as it reported over 3 lakh new cases in a 24-hour period for the first time since the pandemic began last year. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported 4,106 Covid-related new deaths in the country and 3,78,741 fresh recoveries during the 24-hour period. The cumulative caseload stands at 2,49,65,463, including 2,11,74,076 recoveries, 35,16,997 active cases and 2,74,390 deaths.